Background checks on gun purchases must happen

As a retired registered nurse, I have seen and treated victims of gun-wielding strangers, as well as those attacked by family and friends. Often, they arrived at the hospital too late to save.

As we approach the one-year anniversary of the horrific Sandy Hook school shootings, I am asking everyone to please contact our senators, Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander, to work toward getting universal background checks in place.

We must do what we can to prevent such tragedies. Polls have shown 85 percent of Tennesseans want these simple measures to help save lives from future incidents. These men were elected to represent us, not the NRA.

Lynda Rose

Murfreesboro 37128

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Background checks on gun purchases must happen

As a retired registered nurse, I have seen and treated victims of gun-wielding strangers, as well as those attacked by family and friends. Often, they arrived at the hospital too late to save.